
Sylasvs Zed
Sylas vs Zed is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Sylas wins with a 52.3% win rate (+4.7%) over Zed based on 86 games. Sylas holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Sylas build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Sylas vs Zed matchup.
Sylas Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Sylas performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Sylas vs Zed Matchup?

Sylas vs Zed Matchup Summary
The Sylas vs Zed matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 86 recent matches analyzed, Sylas wins with a 52.3% win rate compared to Zed's 47.7%, giving Sylas a 4.7 percentage point advantage. Sylas dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Zed players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Sylas leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sylas has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Zed's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Sylas vs Zed Laning Phase Breakdown
Zed is favored during the laning phase against Sylas, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Zed holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Sylas Build Against Zed
Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Zed, providing the mobility and stats Sylas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sylas against Zed are Riftmaker, Cosmic Drive and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Sylas an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Zed. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Sylas vs Zed matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Sylas has a meaningful 52.0% win rate, outperforming Zed by 4.0 percentage points. Sylas players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
Sylas is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 52.8% win rate — 5.6 points above Zed. Extended games heavily favor Sylas, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Sylas holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Zed players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Sylas Runes Against Zed
Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Sylas to press their advantage against Zed, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Sylas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Sylas's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Sylas build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.14% | 176 | 5.4 | 834 | 11,109 | 53.8% | 48.2% | |
| 52.74% | 146 | 1.0 | 809 | 12,909 | 50.0% | 54.9% | |
| 45.28% | 106 | 5.5 | 818 | 11,275 | 48.0% | 42.9% | |
| 54.81% | 104 | 4.3 | 880 | 11,962 | 58.3% | 51.8% | |
| 54.64% | 97 | 5.2 | 903 | 11,821 | 61.1% | 50.8% | |
| 51.69% | 89 | 5.5 | 954 | 11,525 | 55.8% | 47.8% | |
| 52.33% | 86 | 4.7 | 852 | 10,933 | 52.0% | 52.8% | |
| 49.41% | 85 | 5.4 | 783 | 10,702 | 54.5% | 43.9% | |
| 55.70% | 79 | 5.5 | 852 | 10,934 | 53.5% | 58.3% | |
| 54.43% | 79 | 3.5 | 924 | 12,332 | 54.0% | 54.8% | |
| 52.00% | 75 | 3.6 | 790 | 11,134 | 48.8% | 56.3% | |
| 47.95% | 73 | 4.9 | 722 | 11,164 | 41.7% | 54.0% | |
| 51.47% | 68 | 5.2 | 791 | 11,413 | 60.6% | 42.9% | |
| 35.29% | 68 | 1.0 | 713 | 12,952 | 44.4% | 29.3% | |
| 37.31% | 67 | 5.1 | 803 | 10,032 | 43.3% | 32.4% | |
| 50.75% | 67 | 5.4 | 855 | 11,308 | 47.1% | 54.5% | |
| 47.76% | 67 | 0.9 | 745 | 12,125 | 52.6% | 41.4% | |
| 53.73% | 67 | 4.5 | 758 | 10,632 | 56.7% | 51.4% | |
| 45.90% | 61 | 5.6 | 884 | 10,755 | 54.5% | 35.7% | |
| 54.39% | 57 | 4.3 | 792 | 10,817 | 61.1% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 56 | 1.3 | 638 | 12,182 | 43.5% | 54.5% | |
| 47.27% | 55 | 0.9 | 788 | 12,989 | 47.8% | 46.9% | |
| 49.09% | 55 | 0.9 | 714 | 12,343 | 56.7% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 54 | 5.4 | 737 | 10,710 | 61.5% | 39.3% | |
| 33.96% | 53 | 5.1 | 794 | 11,736 | 31.6% | 35.3% | |
| 40.38% | 52 | 3.3 | 735 | 11,309 | 46.1% | 34.6% | |
| 38.46% | 52 | 1.1 | 643 | 11,788 | 38.5% | 38.5% | |
| 39.58% | 48 | 5.7 | 839 | 10,996 | 34.6% | 45.5% | |
| 29.17% | 48 | 1.4 | 680 | 11,161 | 23.8% | 33.3% | |
| 60.87% | 46 | 0.9 | 843 | 12,898 | 68.2% | 54.2% | |
| 51.11% | 45 | 5.5 | 935 | 11,356 | 55.0% | 48.0% | |
| 52.38% | 42 | 5.4 | 884 | 11,768 | 68.4% | 39.1% | |
| 56.10% | 41 | 5.5 | 869 | 10,963 | 55.0% | 57.1% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 1.3 | 902 | 12,857 | 66.7% | 52.2% | |
| 43.90% | 41 | 5.5 | 807 | 12,159 | 53.3% | 38.5% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 3.2 | 827 | 12,332 | 50.0% | 47.6% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 5.5 | 850 | 11,894 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 5.3 | 993 | 11,526 | 44.4% | 66.7% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 5.7 | 948 | 11,445 | 65.2% | 30.8% | |
| 38.89% | 36 | 4.1 | 691 | 10,024 | 43.8% | 35.0% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 1.1 | 801 | 13,571 | 47.1% | 50.0% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 5.3 | 860 | 11,025 | 37.5% | 57.9% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 2.2 | 739 | 12,727 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 57.58% | 33 | 1.0 | 752 | 12,593 | 50.0% | 64.7% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 1.5 | 760 | 11,335 | 45.8% | 55.6% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 2.2 | 702 | 12,121 | 60.0% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 5.7 | 715 | 10,272 | 47.4% | 53.9% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 2.9 | 977 | 12,464 | 37.5% | 60.0% | |
| 70.00% | 30 | 1.1 | 750 | 12,708 | 83.3% | 61.1% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 3.6 | 751 | 9,834 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 5.4 | 774 | 11,946 | 27.3% | 52.9% | |
| 35.71% | 28 | 4.9 | 845 | 11,660 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 1.0 | 832 | 12,200 | 41.2% | 45.5% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 3.4 | 806 | 11,967 | 53.3% | 38.5% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 1.7 | 839 | 12,487 | 69.2% | 42.9% | |
| 34.62% | 26 | 1.5 | 772 | 12,555 | 21.4% | 50.0% | |
| 64.00% | 25 | 5.3 | 897 | 11,861 | 64.3% | 63.6% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 1.4 | 858 | 13,135 | 63.6% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 24 | 1.6 | 745 | 13,253 | 62.5% | 62.5% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 1.3 | 692 | 11,419 | 60.0% | 21.4% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 0.9 | 669 | 12,538 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 3.0 | 761 | 12,570 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.1 | 641 | 12,193 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 5.8 | 792 | 10,486 | 41.7% | 30.0% | |
| 27.27% | 22 | 3.2 | 771 | 10,516 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 5.1 | 852 | 11,727 | 33.3% | 61.5% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 5.5 | 804 | 12,184 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 71.43% | 21 | 1.1 | 918 | 14,814 | 85.7% | 64.3% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 6.0 | 886 | 10,666 | 45.5% | 20.0% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 1.5 | 708 | 10,235 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 5.5 | 767 | 9,631 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 0.8 | 854 | 13,470 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 4.5 | 768 | 10,239 | 36.4% | 37.5% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 1.2 | 783 | 12,094 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 4.7 | 1,019 | 11,067 | 22.2% | 55.6% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 3.6 | 758 | 12,539 | 80.0% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 2.1 | 719 | 11,701 | 33.3% | 58.3% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.6 | 794 | 10,102 | 37.5% | 80.0% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 5.2 | 923 | 11,281 | 33.3% | 27.3% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 2.8 | 818 | 12,055 | 28.6% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.2 | 884 | 9,406 | 58.3% | 25.0% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 0.8 | 785 | 14,491 | 60.0% | 72.7% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 3.0 | 885 | 11,786 | 22.2% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 4.6 | 844 | 13,330 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 3.7 | 790 | 12,275 | 20.0% | 40.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.5 | 796 | 12,473 | 28.6% | 62.5% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 2.5 | 664 | 8,788 | 41.7% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 0.7 | 928 | 13,552 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 5.3 | 934 | 12,224 | 42.9% | 57.1% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 2.5 | 763 | 10,323 | 55.6% | 75.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 3.3 | 791 | 12,082 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 12 | 0.9 | 665 | 12,249 | 33.3% | 11.1% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 2.0 | 844 | 11,768 | 62.5% | 25.0% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 0.8 | 732 | 10,585 | 66.7% | 83.3% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 1.0 | 616 | 9,067 | 28.6% | 25.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.2 | 825 | 13,610 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.5 | 939 | 10,981 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.7 | 699 | 10,058 | 42.9% | 25.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.3 | 889 | 11,070 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 4.9 | 1,007 | 12,987 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.8 | 815 | 11,223 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 3.8 | 744 | 11,250 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.0 | 748 | 10,029 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 1.6 | 580 | 8,834 | 40.0% | 20.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.7 | 1,015 | 13,134 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 658 | 10,840 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.8 | 762 | 12,139 | 40.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 836 | 10,336 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 5.1 | 959 | 14,311 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.0 | 647 | 11,766 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.6 | 861 | 13,631 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 5.3 | 686 | 9,664 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 4.9 | 838 | 13,421 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.3 | 670 | 8,462 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.7 | 648 | 9,956 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 0.7 | 885 | 13,049 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.6 | 510 | 8,127 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.7 | 895 | 10,077 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 0.8 | 729 | 12,648 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.4 | 890 | 11,011 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 0.00% | 7 | 1.2 | 546 | 8,077 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 4.9 | 713 | 8,922 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 0.7 | 625 | 12,978 | 100.0% | 83.3% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 2.7 | 665 | 10,235 | 0.0% | 16.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.5 | 690 | 11,079 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.8 | 721 | 8,795 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.1 | 760 | 12,108 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 2.5 | 675 | 11,427 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.0 | 479 | 7,270 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.3 | 1,114 | 14,141 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.2 | 796 | 10,455 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.9 | 977 | 11,508 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.2 | 596 | 9,711 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.7 | 792 | 10,683 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 708 | 11,108 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 849 | 9,843 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 790 | 11,397 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 1,178 | 13,123 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 611 | 7,021 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.0 | 728 | 10,831 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 923 | 14,273 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 663 | 8,521 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 759 | 14,909 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 852 | 12,491 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
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Sylas vs Zed - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Sylas do against Zed in League of Legends?
Sylas wins the Sylas vs Zed matchup with a 52.3% win rate compared to Zed's 47.7%, a 4.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 86 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Sylas do against Zed in the early game?
In the early game, Sylas has the advantage against Zed with a 52.0% win rate versus 48.0%. Sylas players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Sylas do against Zed in the late game?
In the late game, Sylas takes over the Sylas vs Zed matchup with a 52.8% win rate compared to 47.2%. Sylas scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Sylas vs Zed matchup?
Sylas wins the matchup against Zed with a 52.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 4.7 percentage point advantage means Sylas is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 86 games analyzed.
What is the best Sylas build against Zed?
The best Sylas build against Zed includes Riftmaker, Cosmic Drive, Zhonya's Hourglass with Crimson Lucidity. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Sylas runes against Zed?
The best Sylas runes against Zed use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 61.1% win rate in the Sylas vs Zed matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Sylas counter Zed?
Yes, Sylas has a favorable matchup against Zed with a 52.3% win rate. Sylas has a solid advantage over Zed in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Sylas against Zed?
When playing Sylas against Zed, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.
